Новости за 17.03.2016

Greymouth Mayor Tony Kokshoorn was on hand this morning at Grey Main School to greet the Bash. He's met many of the teams on previous visits to donate grants and bicycles to local kids, and was ready to wave the starting flag as the convoy left Greymouth. ...

The IRD warned the Government in 2013 of massive, systematic tax avoidance by multinational companies but National is still to act on it, the Green Party said today.

Figures in the New Zealand Herald raise serious concerns about the amount of tax paid by offshore corporations and should see action by the Government, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson.

A stand-out Australian emerging designer sportswear collection complete with innovative fabric technology, heat transfer techniques, 3D tactile surfaces and its own “fresh” global flag design has won tonight’s 12th annual iD International Emerging Designer ...

Fifteen prisoners, who have completed a level 2 infrastructure course at Auckland Region Women’s Corrections Facility (ARWCF), are graduating on Friday, 18 March 2016.

Hosted out of Nelson is New Zealand’s first ever vertical Kaupapa Maori Start Up Weekend, being held over 54 hours on the weekend of 15-17th April.

National's Better Local Services reforms must not be used as a back-door way to force council amalgamation and privatisation, the Public Service Association says.

The New Zealand Government may reconsider its position on a tax on sugary drinks as part of a comprehensive strategy to tackle obesity, says FIZZ spokesman, Dr Gerhard Sundborn.

New Zealand First is calling for farmer compensation as it questions MPI Biosecurity’s lack of resources and the government’s faulty and incompetent approach. This follows seeds of the devastating plant pest, Velvet Leaf , entering Kiwi farms among imported ...

Almost 300 athletes competed in the first day of the Eastern Bay Energy Trust New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships at Ohope Beach today, with Omanu Surf Life Saving Club taking the overall day win in the Masters category. Dubbed Surf Nationals, ...

A proposed new law that will enable wine and spirit makers to register the geographical origins of their products is a step closer says Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Paul Goldsmith.

The UK is introducing a sugar tax: HOW WILL THE SUGAR LEVY WORK? Britain’s sugar-levy will begin in 2018 which the government hopes will give manufacturers time to reduce the amount of sugar in their drinks.  Drinks will more than 8 grams of sugar per 100 millilitres will be taxed at a higher rate than drinks […]

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Stuff reports: Labour is calling for all teacher graduates to be bonded to schools in a similar way to the Teach First programme, which has been ruled unlawful. … Labour’s education spokesman Chris Hipkins said Teach First has a much larger “on the job” training component and that should be a focus of all teacher training. […]

Yesterday the NZTA (and AT) published and later pulled down – although we already saved a copy – a newsletter giving details about Seapath, the walking and cycling route alongside SH1 between Northcote and Esmonde Rd and importantly linking into Skypath. In the newsletter, the NZTA and AT call the project a critical link as it [...]

March 18 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street and commodities gained a day after the US Federal Reserve flagged that there are fewer interest rate increases ahead this year than previously thought.

Press Release – GSK New Zealand A New Zealand medical expert says Fiji locals will need to prepare for potential post-disaster disease outbreaks including typhoid and dengue fever as the island nation enters a critical stage following the devastation left by cyclone Winston.Media Release: 18 March 2016 Fiji faces disease outbreak risk following Cyclone Winston […]

Press Release – NZ Red Cross One month after Cyclone Winston tore through Fiji, Red Cross continues to provide much-needed emergency aid and emotional support to affected communities. 18 March 2016 Red Cross Supporting Hardest Hit Communities in Fiji One Month After Cyclone One month after Cyclone Winston tore through Fiji, Red Cross continues to […]

Press Release – Secretariat of the Pacific Community Suva, Fiji Two interdisciplinary teams of oceanographers and damage assessment specialists from the Pacific Community (SPC) will depart today to conduct a week-long survey of the impacts of tropical cyclone Winston on the island of Ovalau and the …Pacific Community assists Fiji’s post-cyclone surveys 18 March 2016 […]

Press Release – Universities New Zealand – Te Pokai Tara Seventeen-year-old Callum Parker from Karori has been awarded the prestigious Sir Douglas Myers Scholarship which will enable him to study at Gonville and Caius College at the University of Cambridge in the UK. Callum, who studied at Wellington College for the past 5 years, has […]

Press Release – Te Papa An elaborate ceremony is underway in Hawaii today welcome home the feather ahu ula (cloak) and mahiole (helmet) being loaned by Te Papa to Honolulus Bishop Museum. The items were gifted by Hawaiian Chief Kalaniopuu to Captain Cook in …Spectacular Hawai’i ceremony welcomes cloak and helmet gifted to Captain Cook […]

Press Release – Wairoa Maori Film Festival It’s a big year ahead for the Maori film festival. Based in Wairoa, the Maori film festival now hosts film screenings across NZ, and curates film programmes around the world. Below check out news on events in Wairoa, Auckland, Invercargill, Paris, …Big Year for Maori Film Festival NAU […]

This report is the first comprehensive survey of the Pasifika diaspora media in Auckland, the world’s largest Pacific city. It starts with a discussion of the concept of ‘diaspora’ and how minority communities have been represented in mainstream media around the world. It then gives a portrait of the Pasifika population of New Zealand, how it has historically been depicted in New Zealand’s various media, and what attempts have been made to improve coverage.

Press Release – ASB Polyfest The ASB Polyfest is hosting a special function today, with guests including Prime Minister John Key.Friday, 18 March 2016 Special Guests to attend ASB Polyfest today The ASB Polyfest is hosting a special function today, with guests including Prime Minister – John Key. Attending an official ASB Polyfest function in […]

1. METIRIA TUREI (Co-Leader—Green) to the Prime Minister : Was he advised, prior to 8 December 2015, that the so called “jihadi brides” he referred to during the Intelligence and Security Committee meeting were all resident in Australia and ...